Nokia X or Nokia X6 will be the first phone from HMD Global to come with a notched display

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Sneha Saha

New Delhi

May 15, 2018

UPDATED: May 15, 2018 13:51 IST

HMD Global is set to launch the long-time rumoured the new Nokia X or better known as Nokia X6 on May 16, which is tomorrow in China. Ahead of the launch, the smartphone has been subjected to several leaks and rumours, revealing some of the key specs that the phone may come packed with. With just a day to go for the launch, the new Nokia X or Nokia X6 has now made its way to the benchmarking site -- Geekbench, revealing some new hardware information about the phone. In another report, the pricing details of the Nokia X6 have been leaked.

As far as the pricing of the upcoming Nokia X6 is concerned, the smartphone is expected to fall in the mid-range segment, and bridge the gap between Nokia 6 (2018) and the Nokia 7 Plus. This is for the first time that the pricing information of the new Nokia X or Nokia X6 has been leaked. The information comes from the Chinese retailer Suning which reveals that the upcoming Nokia phone will be priced somewhere around CNY 1,499, which roughly translates to Rs 15,966. This is expected to be the starting price of the phone, which is for the 3GB RAM variant.

The Geekbench listing suggests that the Nokia X6 will come in three variants -- 3GB, 4GB and 6GB RAM memory. The pricing details of the 4GB RAM and 6GB RAM are yet to be revealed, but what is sure so far is that these models are definitely going to be slightly more expensive than the 3GB variant. For the 4GB model, we expect the price to be around Rs 18,000, and for the 6GB RAM, the price of the Nokia X6 could be somewhere around Rs 20,000. Having said that, Nokia X6 when it comes to India will compete against the likes of phones like Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro. The India launch details of the Nokia X6 are yet to be revealed by HMD Global.

Earlier reports had revealed that the Nokia X6 will come in two models - 3GB and 4GB RAM. But now, the Geekbench reveals that the smartphone may have a third variant with 6GB RAM. The Geekbench listing also re-confirms the previously leaked information, it reveals that the Nokia X6 will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chipset and run on Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box.

Last week, Nokia X6 or the new Nokia X was spotted on Chinese certification site, TENAA, with a few hardware details. According to the TENNA listing, the Nokia X6 sport a 5.8-inch FHD+ (1080x2280) TFT display with an aspect ratio of 19:9. It is also expected that the new Nokia X will be the first ever phone by HMD Global to come with a notched display. Apart from the notch, there will also be a narrow chin on the bottom of the display. On the back, the Nokia X6 will come with a vertical dual camera system and a fingerprint sensor. The TENNA listing had also revealed that the Nokia X6 will house a 3000mAh battery, support dual SIM and Bluetooth 5.0, 3.5mm headphone jack and will run Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box.

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